Scumbag John Black, 35, climbed Ledley’s back fence, forced open his living room window with a screwdriver and ransacked every room in his house.

He stole two of the star’s Hoops shirts – and even took baby clothes.

Ledley and his partner Ruby have never spoken publicly about the raid in Bothwell, Lanarkshire. They now live in Glasgow.

Black robbed Strachan’s home, also in Bothwell, in 2008, when his victim was manager of Celtic.

Ledley's former home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire (Image: pressteam)

He took a signed football top, a laptop, a games console, two cameras, a wallet, bank cards, a TV viewing card, a driving licence, a battery charger, a webcam, an iPod, a rucksack, video tapes and even a pair of shoes as Strachan slept.

Black was jailed for two and a half years for burgling the future Scotland boss. The court heard he had previous convictions.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court yesterday, prosecutor Imran Bashir told how Black and another man targeted Ledley’s home in March 2011.

The star had locked up but his alarm was faulty. Black and his accomplice broke in at 2am.

Mr Bashir said: “They went into all the rooms looking for property to steal. The accused stole two Celtic football tops and a baby’s Burberry jacket.”

Black, of Hamilton, confessed to the Ledley burglary after being detained about another matter. Sheriff David Bickett deferred sentence until January and continued his bail.